March 21, 2022 Court halts exploration at Los Andes Copper’s Chile project on potential endangered species impact The court order relates to the impact on the the habitat of the vizcachas, a small rabbit that is part of the food chain for the Andean cat.
March 21, 2022 Rio Tinto, Lion Copper and Gold sign deal to advance exploration at Nevada copper assets Rio will evaluate the potential commercial deployment of its Nuton copper heap leaching technologies developed to deliver increased copper recovery from mined ore.
March 21, 2022 Zambia’s Mopani halts copper mining at a shaft after accident All operations at SOB (South Ore Body mine shaft) have been suspended until further notice.
March 21, 2022 First Quantum to power Zambia copper mines with wind, solar Electricity shortages have, in the past decade, hurt mining operations in the southern African nation that relies almost completely on hydropower.
March 21, 2022 Copper, gold, silver key to making carbon capture efforts succeed – study Chemists at Tsinghua University have developed a nano-scale structure that combines copper, gold and silver to work as a superior catalyst in a reaction whose performance will be essential if…
March 20, 2022 Chilean authorities assess progress of Pascua Lama’s closure activities The inspection was done following a requirement by the Supreme Court of Justice in the application of the Law on the Closure of Mining Operations and Facilities.
March 20, 2022 Barrick to restart Reko Diq project in deal ending dispute with Pakistan The Reko Diq project hosts one of the world's largest undeveloped copper and gold deposits.
March 19, 2022 Southern Copper says it is close to sealing deal for Cuajone mine restart in Peru The Cuajone copper mine suspended operations on Feb. 28, after four communities in southern Peru shut down water access to the company.
March 18, 2022 Canadian Exploration Snapshot: Seven juniors exploring the country Canada is among the world’s premier jurisdictions for mineral exploration and mining and has become a go-to destination for the industry.
March 18, 2022 Waybridge, Mercury Group partner on supply chain logistics for raw materials Joining forces will improve the resiliency of the raw materials supply chain in the wake of disruptions, the companies said.
Disruption and dislocation: LME metals’ year in seven charts Supply disruption and tariff dislocation have defined the London Metal Exchange base metals complex this year. December 23, 2025 | 07:58 am